Three-term Louisiana legislator from Baton Rouge Steve Carter has died from complications of Covid-19. A family spokesperson made the announcement last night saying Carter passed at 7:30. Carter had recently ran for Mayor/President but was defeated by incumbent Sharon Broome. Carter was a republican who represented House District 68 for 3 terms. He had been hospitalized with the virus for the past 3 weeks.
Boating crash incidents and boating-related fatalities increased by twenty percent in 2020. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck says the pandemic has caused an increase in the number of boaters out on the water.
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President Biden is expected to announce a moratorium on new oil and gas drilling licenses on federal lands and waters. Matt Doyle spoke with Senator Bill Cassidy about the decision…
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Today marks five months since Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana causing massive damage and the rebuild is far from complete. Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s asked President Joe Biden and Congress to approve an additional three-billion dollars in assistance.
The governor made a similar request with the Trump administration, but it was never fulfilled.